Service Orientation Skills and Careers

Actively looking for ways to help people.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.1.f

Occupations reporting Service Orientation

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Computer Hardware Engineers2.62.8$161,740
Power Distributors and Dispatchers2.62.9$106,730
Billing and Posting Clerks2.62.6$48,500
Bioinformatics Scientists2.63.0$98,920
Penetration Testers2.62.6$116,580
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers2.62.8$41,640
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service2.61.9$39,280
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians2.62.8$82,890
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers2.62.8$101,920
Farm Labor Contractors2.62.6$58,460
Fuel Cell Engineers2.62.6$104,110
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers2.62.6$106,220
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers2.62.8$59,320
Agricultural Technicians2.62.8$49,630
Transportation Inspectors2.62.9$92,100
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers2.62.0$60,600
Print Binding and Finishing Workers2.62.3$42,290
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators2.62.4$43,370
Histotechnologists2.62.9—
Prepress Technicians and Workers2.62.6$48,690
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders2.62.1$44,810
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists2.62.5$78,350
Biologists2.62.8$98,920
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers2.62.5$95,320
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians2.62.9—
Log Graders and Scalers2.62.5$46,330
Treasurers and Controllers2.62.8$166,570
Writers and Authors2.62.8$76,910
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers2.62.5$49,450
Molecular and Cellular Biologists2.62.3$98,920
Information Security Engineers2.62.9$116,580
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters2.62.4$62,620
Stonemasons2.62.4$57,390
Gem and Diamond Workers2.62.6$52,540
Carpet Installers2.62.9$50,340
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers2.62.8$52,540
Construction and Building Inspectors2.62.8$74,690
Postal Service Mail Carriers2.62.1$60,550
Tile and Stone Setters2.62.4$55,690
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks2.62.5$59,650
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks2.62.3$45,260
Chemical Plant and System Operators2.62.0$78,120
Data Warehousing Specialists2.62.6$139,500
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators2.52.1$60,020
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers2.52.8$104,300
Data Scientists2.52.8$120,230
Bioinformatics Technicians2.52.9$81,490
Film and Video Editors2.52.6$75,420
Broadcast Technicians2.52.4$59,570
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons2.52.3$40,470

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.